If you’ve played Heroes of the Storm, you’ve probably found yourself wondering if there’s a way to predict when and where tributes appear in the “Cursed Hollow” map. HOTS player and Reddit user Stumpaxe made a very handy guide explaining how the tribute spawning system works in the level. Check it out on imgur. »6/23/15 11:49am 6/23/15 11:49am

Dust2 is the undisputed king of Counter-Strike maps. But as my colleague Nathan Grayson reported back in April, the very awesomeness of the level that’s made it such a classic has also posed a risk of making the shooter feel stale. What better way to liven things up than with the living dead? »6/22/15 5:12pm 6/22/15 5:12pm

One big thing that sets Heroes of the Stormapart from the rest of the MOBA pack is the fact that Blizzard’s new game has seven different maps on which players do battle as opposed to just one. Not all maps are created equally, however. »6/09/15 12:30pm 6/09/15 12:30pm

Loads of video games (and movies, and TV shows, and comics, and books) have maps in them. You might think they’re there to stop you getting lost, but no. They’ve got a much more important role than that. »5/19/15 7:00pm 5/19/15 7:00pm

The video games we play are made by people who live and work around the world. But how often do we think about that aspect of this most international of collaborative art forms? I made some maps. I thought it might help. »4/16/15 11:00am 4/16/15 11:00am

If you look at the beautifully illustrated fantasy maps on posters, in books, and across the Internet and wish that you could make such incredible pieces of worldbuilding, then you're in luck. We have some guidelines for making your maps better, more beautiful, and easier to understand. »1/19/15 2:56pm 1/19/15 2:56pm

Swords, crossbows, and BFG9000s are cool and all, but they may as well be twigs and pebbles for all the good they do you when you're lost. Enter the modern video game map—a perfect GPS, radar, and to-do list fusion born of mankind's wildest organizational fever dreams. It's one of the mightiest items in games. »12/16/14 8:00pm 12/16/14 8:00pm

Hyrule is one of the most iconic settings in the history of video games. The Legend of Zelda players have been poring over it in one way or another for almost 30 years now. So when a seriousfan sets out to make a faithful rendition of its map, you know he means business.»7/30/14 6:30pm 7/30/14 6:30pm

Remember SimCity 2000? It was my go-to game in computer class back in middle school—and this is that it had nothing to do with another love at the time, Pokémon. Who knows how obsessed I'd be with SimCity if it had anything to do with Pokémon? »3/28/14 1:17pm 3/28/14 1:17pm

Sure, you could look at your in-game Pokedex to figure out what's located where...but not only do you have to encounter a Pokemon first to access them there, that method isn't as useful as having all the information in one picture. »10/25/13 8:30pm 10/25/13 8:30pm

Are you Call of Duty: Black Ops II players ready for four all-new strategy-rich maps and an epic new chapter in the Zombies experience, complete with the debut of the Ray Gun Mark. II? Not yet? Well okay, you've got until July 2 — longer if you play on PC or PlayStation 3. »6/18/13 5:15pm 6/18/13 5:15pm

Fun fact: Canada has never appeared in a Counter Strike map before. That is, until Diego Liatis made a map of Montreal's Berri-UQAM station, which you can see above. Pretty cool, right? Well, not everyone feels that way. »2/18/13 9:30pm 2/18/13 9:30pm

World maps in video games are usually pretty great. We love world maps! You can use them to track the results of your progression through some grand adventure as new locations become accesible and your control over the world grows. A well-crafted world map in any game is always a sign of high quality. »1/18/13 5:00pm 1/18/13 5:00pm

Tonight, Nintendo showed off how Google Street View will work on the Wii U. It seems like it will work pretty well, with the GamePad able to display Street View as well as maps. »12/05/12 6:40am 12/05/12 6:40am